How to repair a washed out dirt road

Cheapest is to use a box blade and hopefully a big enough tractor to move some dirt. We spent many hours re-contouring our roads this way.

The idea is to study how the water flows, as this is what causes ruts.

Dirt road maintenance

Until you control and direct the runoff, you will be fighting a losing battle. Start at the high point and start creating a channel or ditch to divert the water off the roads, as this many take many passes with the box blade. Every 50 to 100 yards, try to make the drainage ditch sweep away from the road, by building humps or waterbars.

THe idea is to reduce the quantity and speed of the water. Make a channel for the water where you want it, away from the road.

Leveling dirt road

Of course these ditches will deepen with time and other minor ditches or ruts will form over time, so this is a never-ending battle. Simply said, try to make the road the high point and let the water run beside the road, not across or over it.

You may have to dig some drainage ditches also to drain low spots to keep the water from collecting and sitting on your road. You can do all

how to repair potholes in gravel road

what causes ruts in dirt roads